Crime & Safety
Driver, Victim ID'd in Fatal Pedestrian Strike
25-year-old driver from Wayne has been charged with a third-degree crime, report says.
Police have identified a 39-year-old Passaic woman as the victim of an early morning crash on Route 3 in Clifton Monday, and a 25-year-old Wayne man as the one driving the car that killed her, NorthJersey.com reported.
According to the report, the victim was Fiordaliza DeLeon, who was walking in a lane of traffic when she was struck and killed.
Police say they are unsure why she was in the area and on the road at about 3 a.m. when she was hit, but are continuing to investigate it, the report said.
The driver has been identified as Kyuwon Lee, who cops say was driving with a suspended license when he hit the woman, the report said. He was arrested and charged with causing a death while driving with a suspended license, a third-degree crime, the report said.
Lee has since been released from jail on $15,000 bail, the report said.
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